Fulwell

Sunderland · North East · population 5,422 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #752 of 6,856 in England
  • #24 of 342 in North East
  • #1 of 36 in Sunderland
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,478
Median age (est.)49
Density2,858per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 31%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 1%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Administrative13%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant7%
Elementary6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 32% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Fulwell is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #752 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 36 in Sunderland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (97) but weak on Living environment (30). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 51 sales), 55% above the wider Sunderland median of £155,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #62 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,492 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 53 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 97 · #190
Employment 83 · #1,191
Education 88 · #800
Health 56 · #3,007
Crime 66 · #2,322
Housing & access 96 · #245
Living environment 30 · #4,790

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +11.6% yr · n=51
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,00051+11.6%+39.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£241,37536+9.7%+39.5%
Terraced£220,00011+3.5%+28.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£240,000
Sunderland£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£40,492±£5,797 · #3,275 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,334
Price-to-income ?5.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 288 offences
Sunderland90
North East97
England83

Rank #2,344 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences66
Theft129
Burglary19
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons19
Drugs3
Robbery10
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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